TimbukTOO Team Room

[Izzzmeister]

This is MY after pic, when I'm about to sing "Stripes, and Stripes Forever!"

[Izzzmeister]

What a great challenge... I don't know about anyone else but I am beat... what a year. I never in my dreams I thought I would get to do so much rowing...

I have a question to the team, How many do different pulls in other words do you do the pulls like your in a kayak? or do your pulls under hand like your doing curls? I don't do either one I did for a short time but felt it would be better for my form to stick with the standard.

With out the support of this team and this website overall I really don't think I would have taken to this as hard as I have, having just started back Nov 2010 this is really first full year... I am amazed at how I feel after I finish my 2 hours or longer. now if I could get the captain's speed I would be on cloud nine.....

Dude, you're a Machine!

I don't do any fancy pulls, I leave that to the Rowbics people. I try to stick to the form that would serve me best in a real boat.

I know I wouldn't be doing as much rowing if not for this team. I still go for quality over quantity, but I always feel funny not doing a few rows a week (even if I know that I lifted weights, rode my bike, stair-climbed, or ran on a treadmill, I still feel like I let the team down) - at least 2 longs and one hard.

DW, you're the one choosing stamina over speed, don't blame me! How about doing 15 very hard pulls once every 15 minutes or so to build up your speed and VO2Max? Maybe one speed workout a week (like 6 - 10 500m pieces with 2 or 3 minute rest periods in between), trying to beat your last time each workout?

Either way, your tendons & cartilage must be made of steel...

[Hummingbird]

I'm glad you asked. Gyms generally offset, or outright pay, beautiful people to exercise. Some larger gyms have even figured out when visitors are most likely to come into the gym and coordinate around that. I'm one of those beautiful people.

Brilliant. Thanks for the laugh!

[Izzzmeister]

Congratulations to Douglas D, who posted his 12,019 meters, which put him over 200K for the WEC!

Whole Team: 59 did 8,346,093m, averaging 141,459m!
Goalsetters: 15 did 4,066,367m, averaging 271,091m!
Non-Goalsetters: 44 did 4,279,726m, averaging 97,267m!

[Izzzmeister]

I'm glad you asked. Gyms generally offset, or outright pay, beautiful people to exercise. Some larger gyms have even figured out when visitors are most likely to come into the gym and coordinate around that. I'm one of those beautiful people.

Brilliant. Thanks for the laugh!

What makes you think it's a joke? I know that gyms actually DO this type of thing... In fact, I have 3 gyms paying me to NOT show up!

[damselfly]

I'm glad you asked. Gyms generally offset, or outright pay, beautiful people to exercise. Some larger gyms have even figured out when visitors are most likely to come into the gym and coordinate around that. I'm one of those beautiful people.

Brilliant. Thanks for the laugh!

What makes you think it's a joke? I know that gyms actually DO this type of thing... In fact, I have 3 gyms paying me to NOT show up!

Lol!!! I am sure I could probably get in on a deal like that!! Find enough gyms and you could retire!!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, grabbing a last fortnight of new meters! A relaxed 12 of 66 members (18%) logged but 127,333 total meters Monday!

Milestones achieved: TimbukTOO passed 925K average meters!
Approaching milestones: Jerry inched closer to 5.3M (-30,995m), Heather chuckles towards 3.4M (-10,000m), Yisroel hobbling towards 2.8M (-38,014m), Matthew is nearing 2.4M (-12,932m), Kyle ready to blast through 2M (-14,314m), Andy genuflects towards 1.6M (-8,582m), Glenn is on track for an impressive 1.2M (-9,962m), Fred even closer to 700K (-12,286m), Matthew P moves on 200K (-18,341m) while Barbara B nears 50K (-3,287m).

Posted Meters:
Kyle J - 25,000 Claws to the top!
Heather R - 20,000 Strong!
David W - 15,017 More relaxed day…finally!
Jim C - 15,000 Well-rested?

Lisa H - 11,738 Convincing!
Adam M - 8,500 Nice!
Jerry H - 7,500 A breather of sorts…
Nancy W - 6,584 Getting stronger!

Andy I - 5,016 After a tough month & a half!
Barbara B - 5,000 Welcome back to the boat!
Matthew P - 4,224 Back on track!
Fred B - 3,754 A longer effort!

[Quatroux]

Brilliant. Thanks for the laugh!

What makes you think it's a joke? I know that gyms actually DO this type of thing... In fact, I have 3 gyms paying me to NOT show up!

Lol!!! I am sure I could probably get in on a deal like that!! Find enough gyms and you could retire!!

I've been propositioned in the locker room before, but it isn't what you think. A guy slipped me $5 to keep my clothes ON until he left the room.

Actually, I once had a naked man stand very close to me and explain (in great detail) that he swam in his "fast" shorts in the pool that day. I was sitting. He was standing. Looking back, I wish I had $5 so I could "pay it forward".

[damselfly]

I've been propositioned in the locker room before, but it isn't what you think. A guy slipped me $5 to keep my clothes ON until he left the room.

Actually, I once had a naked man stand very close to me and explain (in great detail) that he swam in his "fast" shorts in the pool that day. I was sitting. He was standing. Looking back, I wish I had $5 so I could "pay it forward".

Once again, I'm grateful I have an albeit modest home gym!

[dpw4812]

2 hours??? Regularly???? How does your butt handle that?

I get to watch what goes on in the aerobics room .. it takes the pain away.... but most times it is empty so I just zone out.

[dpw4812]

Dude, you're a Machine!

I don't do any fancy pulls, I leave that to the Rowbics people. I try to stick to the form that would serve me best in a real boat.

I know I wouldn't be doing as much rowing if not for this team. I still go for quality over quantity, but I always feel funny not doing a few rows a week (even if I know that I lifted weights, rode my bike, stair-climbed, or ran on a treadmill, I still feel like I let the team down) - at least 2 longs and one hard.

DW, you're the one choosing stamina over speed, don't blame me! How about doing 15 very hard pulls once every 15 minutes or so to build up your speed and VO2Max? Maybe one speed workout a week (like 6 - 10 500m pieces with 2 or 3 minute rest periods in between), trying to beat your last time each workout?

Either way, your tendons & cartilage must be made of steel...

Thanks for the suggestion I will give them a shot... LOL "blame you" naww I am amazed at your speed... Your right though I have always been more stamina then speed in anything. Not steel.... just small amount of carbon fiber....

[BoB/335]

Ordered a Model D with PM3 today and getting my Mil shirt. BUT now I won't be wearing my Mil shirt at the gym.

[damselfly]

Ordered a Model D with PM3 today and getting my Mil shirt. BUT now I won't be wearing my Mil shirt at the gym.

Congratulations!! Maybe the shirt will come first and you can put in a last appearance or two at the gym before setting off in your own boat!!

[BoB/335]

Maybe I should have gotten the PM4. Do I still have time???

[BoB/335]

Nah, I'll stick with the PM 3 I guess.